"Alabama is number one and I'd say Tennessee is number two on my list," Hurd said.
Hurd visited both schools this spring and his experience in Tuscaloosa and Nashville contributed to the position of those two schools.
"Alabama is just coming off a national championship and Nick Saban's a great coach," Hurd explained. "Every school has a great coach but Nick Saban has had a lot of success and has won a lot.
"I've always been a real big fan of UT growing up. Their facilities are great. Peyton Manning is working on a new workout facility and I see them working their way back to the top."